Ducks sign NCAA champion Yale's Laganiere

ANAHEIM -- Center Antoine Laganiere, who helped lead Yale to its first NCAA men's hockey championship, signed a two-year entry level contract with the Ducks on Tuesday.

Laganiere, 22, was among the Bulldogs' leading scorers this season with 15 goals and 14 assists in 37 games and scored a goal in their 3-2 overtime win over Massachusetts-Lowell in the national semifinals.

A four-year player at Yale, the 6-foot-4 Laganiere recorded 46 goals and 84 points in 122 games with the Bulldogs. His two-year deal has a NHL salary of $925,000 per season, with this one counting and pro-rated.

Laganiere's entry-level contract will be up after the 2013-14 season. The native of Ile Cadieux, Quebec will report to Anaheim and is eligible to play in the Ducks' final regular-season games.

The Ducks reportedly beat out Vancouver for Laganiere. Montreal-based TVA Sports network reported that the Canadiens were also among those being strongly considered by the big center.

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